Comment on Ask HN: Did you ever consider dropping out?parentComments−fratlas10y"lifetime of toil ahead of you" does not make me feel better about the now (semi-joking).−GFK_of_xmaspast10yUnless you're independently wealthy you're going to have that regardless, and software is pretty high up on the easy end of the scale.−fratlas10yNot necessarily - some people find it worth it to take 20-40% of their work hours off (unpaid or not), I would define that as not "toiling". You can live on 60-80% of a 100k+ salary very comfortably.
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"lifetime of toil ahead of you" does not make me feel better about the now (semi-joking).
Unless you're independently wealthy you're going to have that regardless, and software is pretty high up on the easy end of the scale.
Not necessarily - some people find it worth it to take 20-40% of their work hours off (unpaid or not), I would define that as not "toiling". You can live on 60-80% of a 100k+ salary very comfortably.